Wash ing-machine



(No Model.)

H. LAWRENCE.

WASHING MACHINE. N0. 366,411. Patented July 12,1887.

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UNITE Ares AENT HIRAM LAWRENCE, OF SALEM, OREGON.

WASHlNG-MACHiNE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 366.411, dated July 12,1887.

Application filed November 9, 1886. Serial No. 218,415. (No model.)

vertical transverse section taken on line a; a:

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Similar lettersof reference indicate corresponding parts in both views.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and eflicient machinefor washing clothes without the direct application of the hands to thearticlesbeing washed and with out pounding or friction,

My invention consists in a revoluble cylinder mounted in movablebearings fitted to atub and in gearing for imparting rotary motion tothe cylinder.

The upper part of the tub A is of oblong rectangular form, and the lowerpart consists of ahollow metallic semi-cylinder B. In the ends of thetub are formeddovetail grooves a a, in which are fitted the bars a c. Inthe lower ends of thesaid bars are formed the bearings of the journals dd of the cylinder 0. The cylinder 0 is formed of the heads e e and theslats f, secured to the edges of the heads, with narrow interveningspaces 9 between the slats. A door, D, is provided at one side of. thecylinder, which is connected with the heads 6 e by hinges h, and isprovided with a hook, i, for holding it in a closed position.

To the journals d of the cylinder 0 is secured a spur-wheel, E, and tothe bar 0 is secured a right-angled arm, F, in which is supported apinion, G, on the shaft H, which projects through a slot, 2",in the endof the tub A, and is provided with a crank, I Upon the screwj,projecting, from the side of the bar a,

through the slot 2', and also upon the shaft H, is placed aclamping-bar, J,which rests against the end of the tub, and, inconnection with the screw j, is employed for clamping the bar a in itsplace in the tub. The top of the tub is closed by a cover, K, whichconfines the heat, steam, and water to the tub. Legs L secured toopposite ends of the tub support it at a convenient height above thefloor. able intervals longitudinal bars k are secured along the innersurface of the walls of the cylinder, and holes I are made in the endsof the cylinder, to permit of the circulation of water.

The clothes to be washed are introduced into the cylinder throughthe-door D, and the tub is partly filled with water, when motionisimparted to the cylinder '0 by the crank I through the shaft H, pinionG, and spurwheel E. As the cylinder (1 is revolved, the clothes arecarried upward by the bars k and allowed to fall, thus continuallyagitating them and causing the water to circulate through them andremove the dirt.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecnreby Letters Patent- A Washing-machine comprising the tub A, havingvertical recesses a a, a vertical slot, i, the two vertical bars 0 c;fittingin said recesses, the washing-drum journaled in the lower ends ofthesaid bars, and havinga gear-wheel, E, the angle-arm Fabove the saidgear, the shaft H, passing through slot 13, journaled in the bar a, andlower end of arm F, and having the gear G between said arms and meshingwith the gear E, the vertical bar J, through which the shaft H passes,and the screw j, passed through the bar J into the upper'endof the bar 0above the shaft H, substantially as set forth.

HIRAM LAWRENCE. W'itnesses:

GEORGE L. MEYER, LEVI LAWRENCE.

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